This easy-to-read modern tablature should be completely faithful to Gaspar Sanz's original tablature. Let me know of any errors you find. Donald Sauter.
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Short ID: GS24d.
Title: Zarabanda
Composer: Gaspar Sanz
Source: Instruccion; Tomo 2, page 4.
Date: 1697.
Facsimile: Minkoff, 1976.
Tuning: Baroque guitar (ADGBE).
Time sig: 6/8.
Fixes, modifications, comments (M=Measure; p=Place in measure; s=String):
M6, M10. Original tablature has tick marks on the string 2 line at the end
of the measure. I've interpreted them as rests here. Is that right?
Sanz's rhythm information is the bare bones sort where a symbol is given
only when a new rhythm value comes along. Thus, the strict alternation
between 6/8 and 3/4 shown here is just my best guess at Sanz's intention.
Tablature elements to be added by hand:
None.
Explanation of symbols:
" = trill, generally starting on upper neighbor.
# = vibrato.
Octave doublings: If you play this on a modern guitar, consider adding or
substituting the octave above any note played on the 4th or 5th string.
Leading measure in Sanz's original tablature:
1. Last measure is 12. (All on one line.)
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Baroque guitar (ADGBE). Leading measures: 1 8. Gaspar Sanz
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